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Medical training framed in steel
A new steel-framed medical training college in Bolton will provide a timely boost to the NHS and the local economy. FACT FILEBolton College of Medical …
Steel adds to hybrid design
Creating a multi-disciplinary hub for innovation, discovery and research, the University of Oxford’s Life and Mind Building will merge psychology and biology …
Building for the future
A steel-framed solution has proven to be ideal for the construction of the UK’s first foam glass plant, which will produce a new lightweight building block. …
Your national tube partner
National Tube Stockholders (NTS) are structural steel tube specialists, its reputation has been built by delivering quality products and consistently high …
Steel design since 1932
Successive editions of BS 449 illustrate significant changes in steel design and practice over the last 90 years. For a recent project, the design rules since …
AD 509: Non-slip connections in wind bracing
SCI have received reports that frame designers are specifying non-slip connections for wind bracing – typically on the elevations or in the roof – noting …
New and revised codes and standards – from BSI updates May 2023
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 10248-1:2023Hot-rolled steel sheet piles. Technical delivery conditionssupersedes BS EN 10248-1:1996 BS EN 15725:2023Extended …
Steel props aid construction of new Thames tunnel
A series of steel tubular props are being installed to aid the construction of the Silvertown Tunnel, which will provide a new road link under the River Thames …
New warehouse facility for Port of Liverpool
Glencar has been appointed by Peel Ports to construct a new 22,296m2 warehouse facility at Alexandra Docks, within Peel Ports’ Port of Liverpool development …
Pre-let agreement signed at Sheffield’s Bessemer Park phase two
PLP has successfully signed a pre-let agreement with ITM Power for a 7,732m2 warehouse as part of the second phase of development at PLP Bessemer Park, …
